Celje vs Lugano

UEFA Conference League - 3rd Qualifying Round 14 Aug 2025, 18:00
Celje
Celje
2–4
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Lugano
Lugano
🏟 Stadion Z'dežele (Celje) 👤 Juan Martínez Munuera

Match report

Lugano beat Celje 4-2 in the UEFA Conference League - 3rd Qualifying Round on 14 August 2025. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Celje had 22 shots to Lugano's 15.

The match was played at Stadion Z'dežele (Celje), with Juan Martínez Munuera in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 53% - 47% Shots 22 - 15 On target 5 - 6 Corners 3 - 2 Fouls 17 - 14 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Mario Kvesić
Celje · 1 goal, 1 assist
9 Antonios Papadopoulos 1 goal
8 Renato Steffen 1 goal
8 Anto Grgić 1 goal
7 Franko Kovačević 1 goal
First half vs second half
Lugano came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 12–5 10–10
Shots On Goal 3–2 2–4
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 2–1 1–1
Attacks 36–50 53–29
Match statistics
3 Corners 2
0 Penalty 2
5 Substitution 5
89 Attacks 79
54 Dangerous Attacks 33
5 On Target 4
17 Off Target 10
22 Shots Total 15
5 Shots On Goal 6
9 Shots Off Goal 2
8 Shots Blocked 7
13 Shots Inside Box 10
9 Shots Outside Box 5
17 Fouls 14
2 Corners 2
2 Offsides 1
53% Ball Possession 47%
1 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 3
401 Passes Total 354
355 Passes Accurate 304
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  3-5-1-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Celje · 3-4-3
1 Z. Leban
2 J. Nieto 3 D. Vuklišević 6 A. Tutyškinas
20 N. Iosifov 19 M. Zabukovnik 23 Ž. Karničnik 8 M. Kvesić
11 M. Avdyli 9 F. Kovačević 10 D. Šturm
Lugano · 3-5-1-1
1 A. Saipi
4 D. Kelvin 6 A. Papadopoulos 22 A. Wafi
29 M. Mahmoud 11 R. Steffen 8 A. Grgić 24 E. Pihlström 7 E. Alioski
9 G. Koutsias
97 A. Parsemain
Celje
Coach
Albert Riera Ortega
Substitutes
  • 42 Matija Boben
  • 13 Papa Daniel
  • 16 Ivica Vidović
  • 14 Anomnachi Chinasa Chidi
  • 4 Darko Hrka
  • 12 Luka Kolar
  • 44 Łukasz Bejger
  • 5 Gašper Vodeb
  • 38 Zan Luka Zuzek
  • 7 Florjan Jevsenak
Lugano
Coach
Mattia Croci-Torti
Substitutes
  • 2 Zachary Brault Guillard
  • 27 Daniel Dos Santos Correia
  • 25 Uran Bislimi
  • 18 Hicham Mahou
  • 91 Kevin Behrens
  • 99 Diego Mina
  • 15 Fotis Pseftis
  • 5 Albian Hajdari
  • 20 Ousmane Doumbia
  • 21 Yanis Cimignani
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Z. Brault-Guillard ↓ D. Kelvin Lugano
  • 55' ↑ Daniel Dos Santos ↓ A. Duville-Parsemain Lugano
  • 64' ↑ H. Mahou ↓ E. Pihlström Lugano
  • 64' ↑ U. Bislimi ↓ H. Mahmoud Lugano
  • 70' ↑ M. Boben ↓ Juanjo Nieto Celje
  • 70' ↑ P. Daniel ↓ Ž. Karničnik Celje
  • 78' ↑ I. Vidović ↓ N. Iosifov Celje
  • 78' ↑ A. Chidi ↓ D. Šturm Celje
  • 78' ↑ K. Behrens ↓ G. Koutsias Lugano
  • 82' ↑ D. Hrka ↓ M. Kvesić Celje
Cards
  • 58' R. Steffen Lugano
  • 59' Z. Karnicnik Celje
  • 62' A. Grgic Lugano
  • 73' U. Bislimi Lugano
Head-to-head
Celje 2 1 draws 1 Lugano
2025-08-14 Celje vs Lugano 2 - 4
2025-08-07 Lugano vs Celje 0 - 5
2025-03-13 Lugano vs Celje 5 - 5
2025-03-06 Celje vs Lugano 1 - 0
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Lugano D D W D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Celje vs Lugano?
Celje lost 2-4 against Lugano on 14 August 2025.
Who won Celje vs Lugano?
Lugano won the match 4-2.
Where was Celje vs Lugano played?
The match was played at Stadion Z'dežele (Celje).
Who had more possession in Celje vs Lugano?
Celje had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.